Does Lupus Cause Ankle Swelling

Does lupus cause ankle swelling? Lupus is a systemic disease that may involve various systems and cause various symptoms. Therefore, once feel any discomforts or there is anything abnormal, patients will wonder if this is related with their lupus. Well, can lupus cause patients swollen ankle? If yes, how?

Does lupus cause ankle swelling?

When taking about lupus, Lupus Nephritis is a complication that we have to mention. Lupus Nephritis refers to kidney problem secondary to lupus. Similar with other kinds of kidney disease, it progresses to kidney failure if not treated effectively and timely. Ankle swelling is one of the visible symptoms of Lupus Nephritis and occurs easily when kidneys fail to discharge excess fluid and sodium in the body. Ankle swelling is just one of the clinical manifestation of kidney damages, so aside from it, lupus patients also experience lots of other symptoms when their kidneys are injured. And the most common symptoms include bubbles in urine, blood in urine, tiredness, high blood pressure and poor appetite and so on.

What to do with ankle swelling caused by lupus?

For lupus patients, if ankle swelling occurs due to impaired kidney function, a series of measures will be needed urgently:

1. First of all, make sure blood pressure and blood sugar are controlled in the normal range effectively.

Although elevated blood pressure and blood sugar are not the root cause for lupus patients to develop kidney problem, if they are not kept into the normal range, further kidney damages will be caused, which will worsen their ankle swelling.

2. Secondly, arrange a beneficial diet

Improper diet is one of the factors for Lupus Nephritis to progress to kidney failure stage. For this reason, it is necessary for patients to consult nutritionist about the proper protein intake, salt intake, phosphorus intake and potassium intake. In addition, ingesting too much salt will aggravate ankle swelling, so please remember to add less salt while cooking.

3. Thirdly, limit fluid intake

With ankle swelling, lupus patients will be asked to limit fluid intake. Since kidneys have been failed to discharge excessive fluid in the body. Under such a condition, drinking too much water will cause further retention of fluid, leading to aggravation of ankle swelling.

4. Control lupus actively

Lupus Nephritis is secondary to Lupus, so tight control of primary disease-lupus is an important of the treatment. (Consult our consultant online for the detailed treatment method of lupus)

5. Repair injured kidney intrinsic cells and protect residual kidney function

As for this point, Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is highly recommended. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy is a herbal treatment. It not only helps to repair injured kidney cells, but also strengthen residual kidney tissues and protect them from being damaged.

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